George Jackson, born on this day in 1941, was the revolutionary author of "Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson" and co-founder of the Marxist-Leninist Black Guerilla Family.

In 1970, Jackson was charged, along with two other Soledad Brothers, with the murder of prison guard John Vincent Mills in the aftermath of a prison fight. The same year, he published "Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson", a combination of autobiography and manifesto addressed to a black American audience. The book became a bestseller and earned Jackson personal fame.

Jackson was killed during an attempted prison escape on August 21st, 1971. Quoting communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, Jackson freed twenty-six prisoners and took hostages at gunpoint. Jackson and five other men were killed.

Fay Stender, George Jackson's former lawyer, was shot and paralyzed for her alleged betrayal of Jackson by Black Guerilla Family member Edward Glenn Brooks. Brooks entered her home, tied up her family, and forced Stender to say "I, Fay Stender, admit I betrayed George Jackson and the prison movement when they needed me most" before shooting her several times. Left paralyzed and in chronic pain, Stender testified against Brooks and committed suicide a year later.

"Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution."

  • George Jackson

Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson :gold-communist:

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  • HoChiMaxh [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Man the weirdos that can end up in leftist orgs can really try your patience.

    • edwardligma [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      i was at an indigenous-led rally for abolishing the monarchy and bringing justice for the ongoing crimes of settler-colonialism and the carceral system against indigenous people yesterday. it is generally understood that you leave the spotlight to indigenous people at these rallies and dont bring all your own other shit to them. like waving the flag of your org etc is discouraged as kinda poor form since its not really about you, stuff like that

      one guy decided it would be a good idea to bring a sign with just a big picture of an anime girl in a bikini holding a soviet flag

        • edwardligma [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          yeah if it was one of those regular rallies full of libs with signs about how politician x is a slytherin etc then like sure knock yourself out. might not be the best sign for getting people to think "actually communists are highly normal people" but whatever

          at a rally mostly about indigenous grief and anger over land theft, genocide, and deaths in custody, you really gotta read the fucking room

          • HoChiMaxh [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            During the 2020 protests there was a relatively small BLM protest in my town as I don't live in the US, but when I went there was a big ol' white bearded dude in an army jacket waving a Soviet flag. Like dude yeah I'm with you but this is not that protest.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      You have to be pretty fucking weird to even question the status quo in the Imperial core. It attracts some odd types, certainly.